Body of missing person found in cellar after flooding in Germany

Residents of the Mindel try to protect their homes from the flood with sandbags. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

Rescue workers have discovered a body in the cellar of a house in the southern German state of Bavaria, which was badly affected by flooding.

It was a missing 43-year-old woman who had been searched for since Sunday, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Heavy rains and flooding across two states caused disruption throughout the weekend, causing thousands of people to evacuate. One firefighter died and several people are still missing.

Helpers try to free a road on the Mindel from flooding with an excavator. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa